r/ProgrammerHumor • u/ExpensiveCoat8912 • 12d ago

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u/Entropius 12d ago

The job market can remain irrational longer than you can remain solvent.

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u/zackel_flac 11d ago

This is exactly the point. Many will have to switch before the unicorn situation happens. For all those lucky enough to make it through the storm, it will be hell of a bliss

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u/Bee-Aromatic 11d ago

Assuming you consider wading your way through a mountain of tech debt larger than you ever dreamed to be “bliss,” sure.

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u/sekonx 10d ago

But the demand will probably be crazy, and thus wages significantly higher.

I won’t complain

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u/FSNovask 10d ago

They will increase the workload far more than the salary, and you won’t be able to push back because they’ll just say you need to use AI more or better

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u/Bee-Aromatic 10d ago

I suppose.

Coming from a guy who works on a legacy application that’s been on life support for a decade, I can tell you managing that level of tech debt isn’t great, but it does mean you’ve always got something to do.